Free knitting patterns for shawls with decorative borders of fringe, lace, colorwork, cables, and more. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 7/28/25.
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Free Patterns
Onete Wrap
Perfect for that special skein of yarn you've been saving, this easy triangular shawlette is knit primarily in garter stitch with a pretty eyelet lace border. Uses one skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Fairmount Fibers Design Team
Lilac Wine Wrap
Rectangular lace shawl knit with a pattern inspired by lilac flowers that forms a naturally wavy edge. Knit sideways in a 28 row repeat. DK weight yarn. Designed by Cascade Yarns® Design Team.
Falochron Shawl
Named for wave breaking structures off the shores of Poland, this crescent-shaped shawl is knit mostly in garter stitch, with a wide two-colored border featuring wave shaped lace separated by garter stripe ridges. Designed by Hanna Maciejewska for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, French, German
SynCaypE
May only be free for a limited time. Hooded cape with star shaped edge and swirling colorwork. 4 Sizes. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Rhee Horovská. Available in English, Czech.
Estrela Shawl
Aptly named with Portuguese word for star, this lace shawl is knit to create a star-shaped edge with zigzag lace that creates a star pattern. DK weight yarn. Designed by Filipa Carneiro. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish. Note that this was originally a KAL so there are 4 files to download for the full pattern.
Myst Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl knit with a border of lace hearts and finished with a romantic ruffle. I think this would make a beautiful shawl for a wedding or a prayer shawl. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Mia Heikkinen. Available in English and Finnish. Pictured project by Krulik
Firebrand Shawl
Cozy half-circle shawl that the designer calls a shlanket knit mostly in garter stitch with slipped stitch mosaic geometric designs (just one color per row). Worsted weight yarn. Web pattern is free. Designed by Megan Gonzalez.
Kokomo Shawl
Inspired by Beach Boys songs with dreams of sun and sand, this classic triangular shawl features palm fronds created through crossed stitches, a unique shell stitch on a garter background, a mosaic colorwork riptide motif, and a wide border of lacy waves. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Trish Hernacki.
More Free Patterns
Candy Buttons Shawl
Sweet triangle shawl knit with a slip stitch checkerboard grid for the body with a contrasting delicate lace edge. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by ThisIsLisette.
Tramea Shawl
Richly colored and patterned triangle shawl features a woven look slipped stitch geometric pattern bordered at the top by garter stripes and the bottom with richly textured stripes. While it uses three colors, only one color is held at a time. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Audrey Borrego.
Byzantium Shawl
Spectacular statement shawl with slipped stitch colorwork in zigzag stripes with a wide border of geometric checks. Gradient yarns add extra color dimension. DK weight yarn. Designed by Amy Gunderson.
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Hollow Vine Shawl
Garter stitch shawl with vine lace and cable borders. Since it starts at the long bottom edge, the rows get smaller and smaller the more you knit, helping you feel like it’s knitting up quickly. Both written and charted directions. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Christa Weber.
Frango Shawl
An easy triangular shawl knit with an 8 row repeat eyelety lace and finished with beaded fringe. A beautiful showcase for multi-colored yarn. The pictured project used one ball of the recommended Fingering weight yarn. Designed by minja's. Available in English and German
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- Get the recommended Zauberball Crazy yarn at Amazon (pictured in Malerwinkle)
Drosera Shawl
Tassels embellish the deep ribbed border of this textured triangular shawl knitted with two colours in a variety of textures including tuck and twisted stitches, smocking, and tweed. Designed by Audrey Borrego. Fingering weight yarn.
Duchess Shawl
Knit fringe creates an easy but edgy triangle shawl. Knit sideways in stockinette stitch with fringe knit along with body in reverse stockinette. Designed by Berroco Design Team. Worsted weight yarn.
Lettie Shawl
Symmetrical triangle shawl knit sideways with a border of twisted stitches, faux eyelet cables, and smock stitch . Designed by Audrey Borrego. DK weight yarn.
Patterns for Purchase
Mable Shawl
Elegant wrap shawl in moss stitch with a pretty leaf edging. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Girlpower Knits.
Girlang Shawl
Named for the Swedish word for "garland", this crescent shawl is knit entirely in garter stitch with a border of leaves created with short rows. Designed by Linnah.
Solveig Shawl
Triangular shawl begins with garter stitch and after a section of eyelets and bobbles, it is finished with a beautiful border of Japanese lace that naturally forms a scalloped edge. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Valentina Bogdanova.
Ebb and Flow Shawl
Graceful crescent shaped shawl worked top down from garter stitch to feather-and-fan lace and back again finishing with an applied lace border. Both written and charted instructions are included. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Francoise Danoy.
Sabr Shawl
Top down crescent shaped wrap with a body of garter stitch and short row waves with a lace border with contrasting nupps. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by knidhiknits.
Boon Lay Shawl
Yes, it's knit! Elegant, crescent shawl that ends in a spectacular knit lace border of billowing flowers and fans, below a body of three additional lace motifs and two different mesh patterns. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Åsa Tricosa.
Skovbund Shawl
Inspired by the forest floor for which it is named (in Danish) this triangular shawl in knit in garter stitch with a border ribbing, eyelets, flowers, leaves, and flowers again. Designed by FiberTalesYarns.
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